"Today is a big day for the Jiang family, and I don't want to cause any unpleasantness. If the young lady is here to congratulate you, then I welcome her on behalf of the Jiang family. But if she is here to cause trouble, then I will not tolerate it."
Seeing that Yu Shulan was really angry, Yu Sanniang hurriedly spoke.
"Of course I'm here to congratulate you. Don't be angry, sister. I'll teach her a lesson some other day and then bring her home to apologize to you."
"No need."
After saying that, Yu Shulan carried Jiang Qingwan away.
Yu Sanniang felt a little embarrassed. She wanted to take this opportunity to ease the relationship, but it ended up making it worse.
What's wrong with Yu Shulan? She's not as easy to fool as before.
Moreover, even if she was unwilling in the past, he would not care about it for his sake.
But today, he was clearly slapping her in the face. The previous times it happened in private, so it was fine, but today he was doing it in front of so many people, it was really abnormal.
Yu Sanniang felt increasingly uneasy, wondering what she had done wrong.
"Foster mother, I can't say it. Madam Jiang Er is narrow-minded and has a bad temper. She will only humiliate me."
Ruan Hezhu said dissatisfiedly.
"If you want to enter the circle in Beijing, you don't want to cause trouble for her."
Yu Sanniang looked at Ruan Hezhu with tenderness and love. "She is the eldest princess's legitimate daughter, the emperor's cousin, and a close friend of both the eldest princess and the empress. With such status, if she can lend you a hand, you will be able to relax a lot."
She regretted that she came back late, otherwise nothing would have happened on the day of the full moon banquet.
"I don't care. I can gain power with my own abilities. Then these people will curry favor with me."
Ruan Hezhu raised her chin high. Her modern knowledge was a treasure trove. Any few of them she picked out were beyond the reach of people of this era.
It was only a matter of time before she became the noblest person in the world.
"Mom knows you're capable, but sometimes you shouldn't be too proud. It's just that it's useful to us, so there's nothing wrong with saying a few flattering words."
Yu Sanniang thought about how she had been like this since she was a child, trying to please the Grand Princess, trying to please Yu Shulan, and later trying to please Earl Ning An.
You can get what you want just by moving your mouth, so why not do it?
"But you can do whatever you want. I will pave the way for you in the future."
"My stepmother is so good to me."
Ruan Hezhu had no doubt why Yu Sanniang valued her so much even though they had only met a few times.
In her opinion, she is the protagonist of this world and there will always be someone to protect her.
Yu Sanniang is one of them, and in the future there will be more people who will take the initiative to become her backers.
"Madame, do you eat grapes?"
Suddenly, a maid came up to the two of them, holding a plate of grapes and handed it to Yu Sanniang.
Yu Sanniang took a look and her pupils shrank suddenly.
"Put it over there first."
"yes."
After the maid left, Yu Sanniang glanced towards the main hall and found that everyone was crowded together, waiting for the newlyweds to come and worship, and no one was paying attention to this side.
"He Zhu, wait here for a while. I have something to do and I'll be away for a while. Don't argue with anyone."
"I see."
Ruan Hezhu nodded in agreement, and after Yu Sanniang left, she squeezed into the crowd.
She has never attended an ancient wedding and wants to see how it differs from modern ones.
With a burst of firecrackers, the sedan chair arrived at the mansion.
Everyone knew that the bride was Liu's niece, so this marriage was a close one.
I just heard that a merchant daughter of the Liu family actually wanted a dowry of 140 sets, which is almost as high as the standard for a princess. It is really astonishing.
Although there were only 120 units in the end, it was still a lot.
Therefore, many people's eyes were fixed on Liu Xier's dowry, wanting to see how much the Liu family valued this daughter.
But when the dowry was brought into the house, everyone counted it and found that there were only thirty sets.
Thirty units is the standard for a typical merchant to marry off his daughter, so it would be nothing special under normal circumstances.
But the problem is that this dowry is less than half of the betrothal gift, which clearly shows that Liu's parents are trying to embezzle the betrothal gift.
Except for poor families, marrying off their daughters is like selling them, and they would not return the betrothal gifts. Rich families like theirs would return both the betrothal gifts and the dowry together.
Everyone was talking about it. The Liu family was a well-known merchant family in the local area, so how could they do such a thing?
When Liu saw such a small dowry, she almost couldn't keep the smile on her face.
I guessed that her elder brother and sister-in-law would not return the betrothal gift, but I didn't expect the dowry to be so small. They should have prepared at least 70 or 80 sets.
Even if you put some worthless clothes, it still has to look presentable.
Liu had never felt so ashamed before. She now regretted bringing Liu Xier here.
It harms his son to not marry a lady from a wealthy family.
But what she didn't know was that this was just the beginning and she would regret it even more later.
After the worship, we officially took our seats.
Most of the time, the ladies sit together, and the ladies sit together, so they have something to talk about.
Ruan Hezhu was not familiar with the young ladies in Beijing, and those who came today were all guests of the Jiang family.
It can be said that she doesn't know anyone except Jiang Qingluo.
She glanced around and found that Yu Sanniang had not returned yet. Just when she was feeling extremely embarrassed, a woman came forward and said with a smile.
"Miss Ruan, please sit with us."
Ruan Hezhu had seen this woman before. She often followed Jiang Qingluo and seemed to be a daughter of the Jiang family.
"I'm Jiang Zhaoyue. The one getting married today is my biological brother. I'm very happy that Miss Ruan can come and support us."
"Hello."
Ruan Hezhu was a little confused by her enthusiasm.
Jiang Zhaoyue took her arm in a familiar manner.
"We'll sit at this table."
They sat down at the same banquet table as Jiang Qingluo.
Seeing Ruan Hezhu coming over, everyone was a little stunned. What was Jiang Zhaoyue doing?
"Miss Ruan is an honored guest today, Sister Qingluo, we must entertain her well."
Jiang Zhaoyue's words were purely to disgust Jiang Qingluo. She knew that the two of them didn't get along, but she still did this. No one knew what her intention was.
Jiang Qingluo acted as if he didn't hear anything and didn't respond.
Ruan Hezhu, on the other hand, suddenly stood up, holding the tea in her hand, and said, "Hello, ladies. I'm Ruan Hezhu. I'm new here and don't know many of the rules. I hope you will take care of me."
"Miss Ruan, do you think we are a martial arts sect? There are no rules. We only need to cultivate propriety, righteousness, integrity and honor from childhood."
Yu slowly taunted.
Ruan Hezhu put down the cup with a smile. "Propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame? You're learning about women's training and precepts, right? They've always taught us that women have to rely on men, stay indoors all day, and do nothing. Do you find that interesting?"
"So what should I do? Like Miss Ruan, I'll make things like a servant, and then go out into the world and do business?"
"There's nothing shameful about going into business. Aren't all your food, clothing, and daily necessities provided by merchants? This world can do without pampered daughters, but it can't do without merchants."
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